Digital Skills freelance tutor at The Grace-Eyre Foundation

Community Base; Brighton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Brighton is seeking an experienced Digital Skills Tutor to develop and deliver workshops focusing on essential digital skills for individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism. This role involves creating content informed by the government's Essential Digital Skills Framework and working closely with managers to support participants' growth. A strong background in educational delivery and an understanding of the needs of these communities are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with people with learning disabilities and/or autism.
• Demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Familiarity with the government’s Essential Digital Skills Framework.

Responsibilities

• Write, develop and deliver digital skills workshops.
• Work closely with Active Lives Managers and provide support.
• Prepare course content based on the Essential Digital Skills Framework.

Skills

Experience in delivering educational workshops

Strong background in skills development

Understanding of digital skills

Ability to communicate effectively

Job description

The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for!

Grace Eyre Active Lives provides a large range of day activities for people with learning disabilities and/ or autism from our space in Brighton. These activities support people’s creativity, wellbeing, health, learning and development.

Grace Eyre has recently obtained funding to improve the digital skills of the people we support. This funding comes from Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. While this is a pilot project till March 2026, our ambition is to very much to continue to develop and grow our digital offer in the coming months and years.

Brief outline of the role

Grace Eyre is looking to recruit experienced freelance tutors who are experienced and confident to write, develop and deliver digital skills workshops to people with learning disabilities and/ or autism. The workshops that we will be delivering will cover areas such as covering topics such as using digital skills to book medical appointments, engaging in leisure opportunities, communicating and social media, looking for work and online safety.

The course content to be written by the tutor will be informed by the government’s Essential Digital Skills Framework. Tutors will be allocated paid time to write these courses.

You will need a strong background on delivering educational and skills development workshops to students. Experience of delivering these workshops and learning opportunities to people with learning disabilities and/ or autism would be attractive.

Please see the attached ‘Digital Skills Tutor’ summary for full details. You will work closely with the Active Lives Managers and receive a clear induction and regular support.

If you would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Grace Eyre and ask to speak to James Hughes, Head of Active Lives - [e-mail]

From directly speaking to the people that we work with they want people who support and work with them are nice and kind. We want staff to give us space (when we need it) and be respectful.

You will have demonstrable commitment and positive attitude in working with people with learning disabilities and/ or autism.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we actively encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.

Accreditations

• Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
• Accredited as an Investors in People employer

Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.

Please apply by filling in an application form or alternatively by sending a CV and cover letter to [e-mail]. You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing this to [e-mail]. Please state clearly which job you are applying for and the location when emailing recruitment.